Beneficial effects of Chinese martial arts on the lumbar spine: A case series analysis of intervertebral disc, paraspinal muscles and vertebral body [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Purpose: Chinese Martial arts is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide. There is insufficient evidence to prove the health effects of martial arts due to methodological weaknesses. The aim of this study was to better understand the effects of Chinese
Yao Zhang +5 more
doaj +4 more sources
Gong and fa in Chinese martial arts [PDF]
Martial Arts Studies, 2017 The distinction between gong (skill) and fa (technique) is ubiquitous in Chinese martial arts. Utilizing Maurice Merleau- Ponty’s notion of ‘embodied intentionality’, I examine this distinction. I draw specific examples of the kinds of skills under discussion from a particular style of taijiquan – Hong Chuan Chen Shi taijiquan (Master Hong Junsheng’s ...
Nulty, Timothy J.
core +5 more sources
Contemporary Chinese martial arts and the manipulation of cultural positioning [PDF]
Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies, 2022 Traditional Chinese martial arts have a long history. In terms of cultural positioning, traditional martial arts have two main functions, namely, to promote patriotism and to provide opportunities for commercial exploitation.
Zhengwei Lin, Wen-Hsuan Tsai
doaj +2 more sources
The Kung Fu Family: A metaphor of belonging across time and place [PDF]
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2018 Kung Fu associations are often understood as ‘families’ forming broader ‘family trees’ or lineages operating across centuries of history as well as transcultural associations.
Veronika Partikova, George Jennings
doaj +4 more sources
The Spiritual Features of the Experience of qi in Chinese Martial Arts [PDF]
Religions, 2021 I argue in this article, grounding on a phenomenological analysis of the experience of qi in Chinese martial arts, that the experience of qi in this framework can share the features of a secular spiritual experience, in other words of a spiritual ...
Veronica Cibotaru
doaj +2 more sources
Communicating martial arts knowledge: Conferring over a wealth of possibilities [PDF]
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2017 The 3rd Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference held at Cardiff University (11-13 July, 2017) was an eclectic collection of keynotes, papers, workshops, networking and social events.
George Jennings
doaj +5 more sources
Las artes marciales del ejército chino en el Periodo Republicano
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012 A principios del s. XX, China fue víctima de numerosos ataques provenientes de los poderes extranjeros, los cuales dieron paso a la pérdida de algunos de sus territorios y supusieron una afrenta al orgullo nacional.
William Acevedo, Mei Cheung
doaj +5 more sources
Spatial distribution and characteristics of martial arts halls in China [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionThe spatial distribution of martial arts halls plays a vital role in the inheritance and dissemination of Chinese Wushu culture. As important spaces for preserving martial arts traditions, these halls embody cultural continuity and serve as ...
Yunfeng Yao +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Cultural hybridity and body image formation: exploring the experiences of Wushu male practitioners at the Siberian Chinese Martial Arts Center [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThis study explores the formation of a hybrid body image among white cisgender males practicing Wushu at the Siberian Chinese Martial Arts Center. Grounded in Social Identity Theory and the concept of bicultural identity, the research employs narrative ...
Ekaterina A. Santanna, Benqian Li
doaj +2 more sources
From Warriors to Sportsmen: How Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Adapted to Modernity
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012 The following article deals with the question of how Chinese martial arts as part of traditional culture survived into modern times and created a worldwide interest.
Kai Filipiak
doaj +1 more source